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Busy day yesterday with a deadline for a website redesign launch, getting all the approvals in place, going live on Tuesday 9/20. More commentary on the thinking behind the redesign, after it launches. Last night, met up with a bunch of my [ . . . ]

Even the best of us get buried by too many emails in the inbox. So I’ve been reading up and slowly applying some tactics to better manage my email inbox. Here are articles to tips I’ve found helpful:

Getting a handle on your [ . . . ]

Yes, megachurch pastors are reading and commenting on blogs, most recent notables include Andy Stanley and Tim Keller. They’ve both commented on the thread started by pomomusings’ brief comments about his reactions to visiting North Point Community Church.
When I was in Atlanta [ . . . ]

Now it’s neurotic, if not already. I’ve recently noticed mainstream media quoting blogs and bloggers. And now there’s a master’s thesis about blogging at www.whyyoublog.net called Why Do You Blog?
Seven motivations for blogging emerge in this research: self-documentation, improving writing, self-expression, medium [ . . . ]

I called one of my older credit card companies to close the account, for a credit card that I’ve had since 1988. It’s accumulated a credit line of $50,000 over all these years. But listening to Dave Ramsey podcasts has slowly given [ . . . ]

Pastor Rick Warren shares what he learned during his recent three-day trip into the Katrina disaster zone. Read the executive summary or see the video: High-speed | Low-speed (in Windows Media format)
7 things Rick Warren learned on his post-Katrina trip
1. Those who [ . . . ]

While looking for timely information in the midst of recent events, I’ve noticed two very separate domains of search tools. On the one hand, you’ve got the main search engines like Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL (I listed these b/c they refer the [ . . . ]

I love the raw speed and power of the Internet to mobilize information, resources, and people, faster than (much of) the government or mainstream media:
Blogs and first hand accounts: Metroblogging New Orleans, Survival of New Orleans blog, Katrina Aftermath, N.O. Pundit, Eyes [ . . . ]

Just walked through the door at home, greeted warmly by my lil’ family. Exhausted from my business trip up and back from New York, but nowheres near the tedium and agony being experienced by thousands in the Gulf Coast region. Heard briefly [ . . . ]